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Any idea what's happening here?
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Any idea what's happening here?
I'm noticing I've been having some bad sessions lately and they sort of look like this. I'm guessing a leak is happening but I'm not sure. 

If a leak is happening, what do I do? I've been using the same stuff for a year and I've never had this problem until the past month, but now in the middle of the night I'm having leaks and my sleep is much worse.


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RE: Any idea what's happening here?
2 things are happening based on your charts. 

1.  The massive CA cluster occurs when you have a massive leak (line up the mask leak chart and the CA's chart vertically to see this.  Solve the leaks and the CA's should resolve).  
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